My cat may have hyperthryoidism

[Rhiannon12866]

13. It took some patience to actually get her into the trap

When I first put it out, my friend and I just sat and watched, silly us! But the feral cat lady was absolutely right, she was not a true feral.

After speaking with neighbors, I eventually found out that this poor kitty had belonged to a neighbor who had moved. I had known this neighbor a little since I had rescued her little dog more than once. When I found a Yorkie in my yard, I knew that he hadn't gone far, and that wasn't the only time that the pup got loose, and this neighbor was very grateful when I'd bring him home, so I don't know why she didn't alert me about the kitty.

She said she had several cats and this one must have gotten loose when she moved. Turns out this one was 12, found her records at the vet, and she must have been pretty resourceful to have survived on her own as long as she did.

Kudos to you on helping the kitties. I have another cat now, also black and also strictly indoor. I found him as a tiny kitten in the parking lot of a supermarket where I just happened to stop one night on my way home. And he wasn't easy to catch, either, took a store employee and his kind wife who was there to pick him up, could never have managed on my own since this little guy was quite determined! But he's a year old now, practically a lap cat and he's grown into a beautiful cat!